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Topic: Spirit of Obi-Wan (Read 2507 times)

I was just wondering if the Spirit of Obi-Wan figure was ever released carded in the Hasbro line (Freeze Frame or earlier). I saw a carded one over at a local toy show and hadn't seen one before and know that the Spirit of Obi was an exclusive of Frito Lays (I think). I have a feeling that its a custom but just was wondering if one was ever released.

Definitely a custom Tom. There was a much nicer mailing box with pictures and text on it that the Spirit of Obi-Wan figure came out in Europe in, but that's it. There's also that great custom Cinema Scene of all three Spirits made by a guy out in Japan.

But definitely no Hasbro carded versions (yet)...

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obi_robz

I saw one on eBay recently and the guy was up-front about it being a custom.

Personally I really like this sort of thing, if it’s done well. I once had the UK boxed version, and even though the packaging was very cool, I always thought a carded version would have been amazing. Anyways, the custom auction ended for something like 10 pounds, which I thought was a good price for such an interesting item.

There were two different mail-away packages for the spirit of Obi-Wan. There's the more common plain, white package. And then, there's a black package with an image of Obi-Wan on it. That's the one Obi-Robz is referring to.

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Some people actually like to get those custom cardbacks. I know in the case of a friend of mine, he's gotten several figures on custom cardbacks. For instance, he got a Rystall, from the "Jabba's Dancers" cinma scene like that. He knew it was a custom, and he bought it to get autographed by the actress who played the role. It actually looks a bit better than the Cinema Scene I got signed by the same actress.

Of course, that doesn't really apply in this instance. First, Sir Alec Guiness wasn't a prolific autograph signer, and the man passed away a couple of years ago.

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I wish Hasbro would do promotions like this. Havn't had anything since the Kenner buy-out. It was things like this send away that hlped get a lot of us back into the hobby.I think it only took two upc's and a coupleof dollars to get him, I would have to dig through and find one of the bags to be sure.